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Hi, We have an older place and the trim on the first floor is in its original state, a stained wood. Unfortunately the rest of the house has been painted over so the trim on the first floor doesn't flow with the house. We are painting it out white, however the trim is in rough shape with...

Hi Everyone, Well I came home and took your tips that both wires are hot and was able to wire the light fixture properly. It works! Thanks for all your help, Stuart.

sorry speedy petey - i overreacted I guess. All clear from my end if you are ok? I guess the way you describe it it could be a loop - so I can treat the white as a hot then and cap it against the blacks in the fixture and the power source? This is making sense so far. I am taking off...

Not sure what I did to offend you, petey. Everyone else here doing electrical themselves doesn't seem to get that same insulting treatment. I thought this forum was for helping people with home repair problems. You don't know my situation. Please don't respond to my posts anymore. Thanks for...

Hi, My electrician wired a portion of a single pole switch for me and I was going to finish it off. He put in a single wire from the switch through the wall, but did not put two wires like I have seen in all the material I am reading. Everything I see says you should have two hot wires on...

Thanks guys, I picked up two products. A contact cement solvent and lacquer thinner. The cement solvent worked well but it did take a bit of the colour off of the linoleum. The lacquer thinner worked a lot better in terms of keeping the colour on the floor. Just thought I would post...

Thanks InspectorD; That's what I did on the weekend. New one coming this week. Stuart.

Hi All, So recently i noticed our dishwasher was leaking. Last night I sat through a cycle to see where, thinking (and hoping) it was just the seals and I could replace it. Turns out its not. My digital camera was on the fritz so I don't have a pic but the problem is a plastic tube...

Thanks Glenn, I certainly agree with you about not wanting to be blown up. I will try the paint thinner. I took a stab at a citric acid based cleaner last night on a few of them and while I did get somewhere, it took a while. Stuart.

Hi, Our house has a linoleum kitchen floor which is quite dated, so when the prior owner was selling they laid down the self adhering vinyl/rubber tiles on top of the floor. Well, a lot of the floor is peeling up and I want to take the tiles off. I am not in a position to entirely redo...

Hi All, I am planning on laying some flagstone in our backyard for a small patio area (about 200 sq ft.) It will be used for our patio furniture. Based on what I have seen I am going to use a layer of gravel as a base and then sand on top prior to laying the flagstone. Anyone have any...

Thanks for the pictures Daryl! Your bathroom looks great - I like the over the toilet storage - I think we will be using that to our advantage in order to cut down on the vanity size. Anyone ever seen a pocket door on a bathroom? I am considering it to save on the door swinging into the room...

Thank you very much! Replaced the guts on the weekend and all is good. Thanks again, Stuart.

I am having some issues with all taps and toilets in the house and I have no idea what the issue might be. The two toilets turn on an off constantly, refilling the tank just a bit and then turning off....a few minutes later, they do it again. The tap pressure for all taps (basement, kitchen...

Thanks for the replies everyone. We are in the midst of the pedestal sink vs. storage debate, but the wall mounted cabinets may be a way around that. kerrylib, your bathroom is almost exactly the same as ours is set up. Too bad you don't have any of the finished product, I would be very...

We have a small second floor bathroom that we are planning on gutting and starting over with. We are looking for space saving ideas to make the room not only feel bigger but to make the most of the limited space we have. We want to keep a tub in here b/c it is the only one in the house...

Hi Everyone, Hello from Toronto. My wife and I just bought an older home and renovations and maintenance are now going to be a large part of my life I am sure - glad I stumbled across this forum - looks like a lot of great info and great minds.